Toshiba Group holds "Simultaneous Social Contribution Action" in December every year since FY2014, with the belief of bringing about positive changes in society through the collective efforts of every Toshiba Group employee.

Toshiba Group Simultaneous Social Contribution Action 2015 menu

Topics：Food drive

Change "Mottainai" to "Thank you"

"Food drive" is the activity which gathers food surplus at homes and donate to a welfare organizations. In Japan, while the food discarded from homes weighs 2 million-3 million tons every year, 1per 6 people are forced to a life below a relative poverty line, and many of those suffer from everyday meal. On the other hand,one child per six children cannot eat a meal enough because of poverty. Food drive solves the imbalance of food and serves as a chance to change "Mottainai" to "Thank you."

The briefing session by Food Bank Kawasaki.

Though Food drive is known well in Europe and America, it is not well known in Japan. Ms. Mio Takahashi, the Representative of Food Bank Kawasaki, explained the effect of Food drive, etc. at the briefing session before starting the activity. Besides 30 employees, Tohiba baseball and rugby team players also participated to the session.

Food drive at a concert of Beethoven's Symphony No.9

The concert by the Toshiba Philharmonic Orchestra and the Toshiba Philharmonic Chorus was held in Muza Kawasaki on December 11. We appealed to the audience to join Food drive and more than 230 kg of food which gathered there was donated to Food Bank Kawasaki.

Food drive in Japan

Toshiba With, a Toshiba subsidiary, provided about 100 kg of food collected from Group employees to Food Bank Kawasaki. And many Toshiba executives, including President Mr.Tsunakawa, cooperated to the activity.

Toshiba Fuchu Complex donated about 2500 kg of disaster prevention stockpile foods such as precooked rice, daily dishes, canned breads, and some bottles of water to Food Bank Kawasaki because their expiry date drew near. Overseas subsidiaries, for example in U.S. and in Africa, also carried out the Food drive.

Japan（2/4）

Biotope at home<Toshiba Corporation>

This program aims to build a ecosystem network by connecting woods, rivers, parks and each home gardens to expand the habitat region of swallowtail butterfly and contribute to increase in its numbers. Supporters of the program will cultivate parseley seedlings at their home gardens and allow larvae of swallowtail butterflies to grow until they mature. We have distributed 400 seedlings to 151 volunteereed Group employees.

Japan（3/4）

Charity movie showing<Toshiba Sign Language Club>

Toshiba Sign Language Club held a viewing of the movie "Start Line" made by Ms. Ayako Imamura, a hearing impaired movie director. At the viewing she talked about the difficutties and importance of communication. The total fund-raising amount of ￥30,000 from the visitors were donated to a federation for the hearing impaired.

Japan（4/4）

Joint event with the companies which move in the Hamamatsucho building<Toshiba Corporation>

We participated in the social contribution activities held by the owner of Hamamatsucho Building cooperating with other companies in the building. Activities included charity sales events, fair trade menu offered in the cafeteria and a workshop to make education material to teach the Bengal numbers.

North America and South America（1/4）

Food drive<Toshiba America>

Toshiba America Inc. organized the Food drive as part of Toshiba Group Social Contributions, donated ~100 pounds (~45kg) food and $30 for City Harvest to help support 1.4 million New Yorker facing the hunger.

North America and South America（3/4）

Food, supplies and toy drive<Toshiba America Energy Systems>

Toshiba America Energy Systems Corporation (TAES) has completed its Global Day of Action activities –held a food and supplies drive throughout the month of November, and brought the donations in to two different organizations, and TAES Houston office carried out a toy drive.

North America and South America（4/4）

Toys for Tots<Westinghouse Electric Company>

Westinghouse Electric Company has ran the Toys for Tots toy drive across 11 sites including its HQ in Pittsburg in the U.S. raised over $14,916, purchased toys and 220 bicycles. In addition, employees collected boxes full of toys.

Europe, Middle East, and Africa（1/3）

Support business people in Ethiopia<Toshiba Europe GmbH>

The office people in Ethiopia are working with an out of date IT infrastructure and urgently need better and reliable IT equipment to keep their work for the needy people on an effective level. Toshiba Europe donated needless office equipment; 10 PCs from employees who has left the company.

Europe, Middle East, and Africa（2/3）

Food donation to the children in an institution<Toshiba Africa (Pty) Ltd.>

In South Africa, all employees of Toshiba Africa (Pty) Ltd. made donation of food hampers to poor and needy children, aged from six to 10, at the Siyakhula Day care, a nonprofit organization center in Johannesburg.

Asia and Oceania（5/5）

Tree-decorating activity support in the Singapore Botanic Gardens<Toshiba Group Companies in Singapore>

This festive season, the Singapore Botanic Gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage site, will be lined with colorfully decorated trees. Toshiba Group companies in Singapore came together to invite children from a voluntary welfare organization, managed by the Singapore's Children Society, to decorate 10 trees for a light-up event organized by National Parks Board.